Gerardo, an aspiring actor, trying unsuccessfully to cross over from comedy to tragedy, is involved, due to his ability to mimic dialects of Italy, in a scam concocted by Lallo against a rich cloth-merchant.

• Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)
• CEI Incom
• Vittorio Gassman
• Anna Maria Ferrero
• Fosco Giachetti
• Luigi Pavese
• Dorian Gray
• Mario Carotenuto
• Alberto Bonucci
• Nando Bruno